Burlingame, Burl.ADVANCE FORCE PEARL HARBOR: THE IMPERIAL NAVY'S UNDERWATER ASSAULT ON AMERICA.Pacific Monograph, Kailua, Hawaii, 1992. 480 pp, 10" H, soft cover with self-flaps. ISBN 0962922714 B&w photographs, drawings, diagrams, maps. "Drawn from American and Japanese sources, (this) is the first comprehensive examination of the Imperial Navy's submarine assault on America. R elegated by most historians to a lesser role in the saga of Pearl Harbor, the role of Japanese submarines and the spirited and highly successful American defense against them is highlighted and placed in its proper perespective." - James P. Delg a l o . Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - bump at top of rear hinge/spine area - migrates into pages/gutter, small bump on rear edge of spine, light scuff across bottom of text block, tiny tear with slight cr ea se a t bottom edge of front cover. Very Good-
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45.00 USD

Coles, Manning. Dust jacket art by Bip Pares.A BROTHER FOR HUGH.Hodder & Stoughton, Toronto, 1947, first Canadian edition. 278 pp, 8vo (8 3/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket (original $2.50 price on front flap). "Life for James Hyde, millionaire tanner, was dull and drab up to his fiftieth year but when he changed places with Hugh Selkirk, a gentleman adventurer, thing s began to happen. He encounters the Gatello gang, South American crooks; attempts to avenge a murder and takes part in the recovery of Joachim von Ribbontrop's three millions and a couple of diamond necklaces deposited in an Argentine bank, t h e n s tolen and brought to London. Whimsical Tommy Hambledon, of British Intelligence, enters the case and is assisted by Inspector Bagshott of Scotland Yard. In the merry chase of money and murder they have many hairbreadth escapes and once ag ai n To m my proves his courage and resourcefulness. The bored millionaire of changed identity enjoys every minute of this terrific game of hide and seek with gunmen, hijackers, corpses and such, and so should every Manning Coles fan. Another thr ill in g H am ble don story." One very small corner bump, previous owner's name on free front endpaper, two very small stains on front board, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, fading of color at trop of spine (1/4" strip), small label fro m bo okst ore at bot tom of free front endpaper, very light browning to pages, small crease at top corner of pages 241 to 248, darkening to top of text block - light browning to fore-edge and bottom of text block with very small light stain on bott om. Dust jack et h as l ight edge wear/wrinkling, several small chips and edge tears, small piece missing from top of spine, light browning, front hinge has been archivally repaired - front panel was detached from spine, now in mylar jacket. Good+ /Goo d-
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65.00 USD

Edwards, Lionel.THE WILES OF THE FOX.London Medici Society 1932 First Edition Hard Cover Good Poor Lionel Edwards. 50 pp, 10 1/8" H. Oatmeal cloth spine with brown lettering, red cloth boards with fox's head in brown & white in white diamond. Six colour illustrations on dark olive stock (one double page) and over 15 b&w illustrations (collated). "To admirers of Lionel Edwards's brilliant pictures of the hunting field it is hardly necessary to say that he has all his life been a hunting man. In this sketch-book he gives us the fruits of his experience of the devious and wily ways of the fox, and his rapid, effective pencil illustrates his text with a vividness which has the quality of genius in it." Inside rear hinge paper is torn making hinge weak but it is holding well, slight insect damage at bottom edge of free endpapers, crease at bottom corner of page leaf 31/32, small bump at bottom corner of boards - migrates into pages, tiny bump at top corner of front board, tiny light foxing marks on spine/hinge cloth, very small bump on fore-edge of rear board. Dust jacket has edge tears, chips, wrinkling and wear; spine has dark browning; insect damage on spine and hinges; light browning and soiling on panels; scattered light foxing marks on inside; protected in a mylar sleeve.
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55.00 USD

Finnie, Richard. Introduction by Diamond Jenness.LURE OF THE NORTH.Philadelphia David McKay 1940 Hard Cover Good- 227 pp, 10" H. Blue cloth with silver lettering/decoration on spine/front board. Map endpapers, b&w photographs. Contents: Introduction; Preface; Lure of the North; Herschel Island; Eastward with the 'Baychimo'; To Coronation Gulf; Ships That Pass in the Polar Night; Over the North Magnetic Pole; White Man's Igloo; Shipwreck in the Frozen North; Arctic Adventuress; Freeze-Up; Sled Trip; Krusenstern Chronicle; Black Magic in the White North; Arctic Christmas; Lost; Sun-Up; Social Service; Eggs and Airplanes; Among the Igloo Dwellers; Break-Up; Whither Our Eskimos?; Index. Wear and very small bump at bottom corners - light edge wear elsewhere, light fading to edges of boards and on spine, some fading to color on top of text block, light browning and light soiling on fore-edge and bottom of text block, very small area of color loss on rear board,
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15.00 USD

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Green, Gillian.TRADITIONAL TEXTILES OF CAMBODIA: CULTURAL THREADS AND MATERIAL HERITAGE.Bangkok River Books 2003 9748225399 / 9789748225395 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine Very Good 320 pp, large 4to (11 5/16" H). "Subtle, enigmatic patterns woven into Cambodian silk textiles speak of origins in an ancient past, with resonances continuing to the present. While Cambodian textiles may justifiably be regarded as works of art in Western terms, their cultural relevance and vitality, which defines their quintessential character, is only beginning to be be appreciated and understood. This is the first book to document and explain this rich textile and costume tradition. Written for collectors, curators, travellers, textile artists and aficionados, it identifies and explains the essential role textiles play in traditional Cambodian life, society and religious practices. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour images, the book includes images of antique textiles held in both private collections and major public institutions, historic images and specially-commissioned line drawings and diagrams. (It) also includes: end notes supplementing the information in each chapter; appendices with a word list in Khmer script and transliterated Roman forms; a technical and foreign language glossary; a full bibliography and index." One tiny dint on front board. Dust jacket has some small line indentations and light rubbing on rear panel, a series of very small and tiny dints on front panel - mainly at top. one or two other very small dints elsewhere on jacket.
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80.00 USD

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Henderson, Eric & Sonik, Madeline, eds. (Kenneth J. Harvey, Norman Ravvin, Elyse Gasco, Jennifer Mitton, Andre Alexis, Rai Berzins, Michael Kenyon, Kenneth J. Emberly, Madeline Sonik, Derek McCormack, Ann Diamond, Meira Cook, Ernest Hekkanen, et al.FRESH BLOOD: NEW CANADIAN GOTHIC FICTION.Winnipeg, Manitoba Ravenstone 1998 0888012284 / 9780888012289 Soft Cover Very Good+ 202 pp, 8 1/2" H. "(A) collection written by some of the best writers in Canada. These stories tap into the deep fears in us all. A man's sexual fantasy becomes a frightening, hallucinatory embrace of what seems to him the ghost of his dead wife / While living an apparently 'normal' life, a man descends into a personal hell cohabited by monsters and outcasts / A blackly humorous story of teenage rebellion is also a tale of abandonment and family dysfunction. The stories in this anthology may cause sleepless nights, bad dreams and general unease. You've been warned. Welcome to the Nightmare." Contents: Introduction; Into the Places of Those Lost; The Story of an Eye; These Are Ghost Stories; The Last Ferry; Letters (On a Book Lately Circulating in the Offices of Transport Canada); Cerberus; The Beautiful Children; A Thin White Hand; The Apostle; Peterborough; Evil Eye; Instructions for Navigating a Labyrinth; Miasma; Torch; Hounds. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks, tiny bump at bottom corner of textblock. Exterior - very minor edgewear/rubbing, spine flat and uncreased.
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15.00 USD

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Hopkins, J. Castell. Introduction by Cameron Nish.FRENCH CANADA AND THE ST. LAWRENCE: HISTORIC, PICTURESQUE AND DESCRIPTIVE.Toronto Coles 1974 Facsimile Edition. Hard Cover Fine Very Good 431 pp, 8 5/8" H. Burgundy cloth with gilt lettering/banding on spine and front board - one of the Coles Canadian Collection.B&w illustrations. A facsimile of the edition published by John Winston Co., Philadelphia, 1913 - with a new introduction for the Coles Canadiana Collection. "After establishing the physical setting of French Canada and its natural splendor, Hopkins examines and describes the types - religious, social, psychological - who were responsible for the creation of French Canada, and French Canadian society. As themes, Hopkins emphsizes the discoverers Cartier and Champlain, the explorers - fur traders Lasalle, and LaVerendrye, the roles of the Church, the martyrs, the early government administrators. Hopkins' views and sentiments reflected the philosophies of many of his contemporaries, including John A. Macdonald, Wilfrid Laurier and Sir Thomas Chapais. Despite the strong and steady current of Imperial sentiment prevailing, an incipient Canadian nationalism was emerging, fostered by the creation of national heroes, villains and saints." Dust jacket has minor edge wear, light wrinkling/rubbing at bottom of rear hinge.
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20.00 USD

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Humber, William.CHEEERING FOR THE HOME TEAM: THE STORY OF BASEBALL IN CANADA.Erin, Ontario Boston Mills 1983 0919822541 / 9780919822542 First Edition Soft Cover Very Good 150 pp, 11" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions. "Baseball is a sport that Canadians have embraced from the 1850s; the very beginning of the game. If hockey rules the winters of our history, then baseball rules our summers. (This) is a look at Canada's baseball heritage, from its beginnings in Ontario to its spread to every province and territory of the Dominion. (We) are introduced to Canadians, past and present, who made it to the 'Big Leagues'. There are Americans too, who are proud to admit that their playing careers were begun or influenced by the game of baseball as it was played north of the American border. (It's) the story of Canada's only major league championship team, barnstorming Japanese Canadians, Slapsie Maxies Curvaceous Cuties, Nazi baseball riots in Toronto, Lester Pearson's diamond diplomacy, Babe Ruth's first professional career homerun (hit in Toronto, Ontario) as well as the birth of the Expos and Blue Jays." Interior - very small soft bump to top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small soft crease at top corner of covers, small crease at fore-edge of front cover, minor rubbing, small faint ink line on rear cover, very minor edge wear.
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15.00 USD

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Humphreys, Christmas, editor.THE WISDOM OF BUDDHISM.Michael Joseph, London, 1960, first edition. 280 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket. "The wisdom of Buddhism is to be found in its Scriptures and here is an attempt to compile a balanced selection from Buddhist writings. To reflect the growing Western interest in the subject, the Scriptures used by the Zen School of China and Japan are generously represented, there are chapters on the Buddha, Tibetan Buddhism, Concentration and Meditation, the Buddhist Order, and Nirvana...In this anthology (the author) has given the source of each item and added a glossary and an index." Previous owner's chop mark (stamp) on free front end paper, minor soiling on end papers, light edge wear, light wrinkling at bottom of spine, browning to edges of text block. Dust jacket has gernera l very light edge wear, light wear/tiny chips/tiny tears at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, minor soiling/rubbing. Very Good/Very Good-
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15.00 USD

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Jones, Ken, editor.MILITARY MODELLING. VOLUME 26 NO. 12. DECEMBER 1996.Hemel Hempstead Nexus 1996 00264083 Stapled in Wraps Very Good - 74 pp, 11 5/8" H. Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, drawings. Contents: Early Americans: Two easy miniature figure conversions; La Haie Saint: Building the famous French farmhouse for the latest Sharpe TV series; Two Ravens and Four Bears: Scratch build a Plains Indian figure; A Polished Diamond: Assembling Scale Model Accessories 1:35 scale Diamond-T tank transporter kit; Swords of the Scottish Highlanders: The history of claymores and basket-hilted broadswords; Bersaglieri: Build a 120mm Italian Bersaglieri officer using Verlinden Productions miniature academy figure; Spanish Knight: An easy 120mm figure conversion to the Verlinden Productions figure; The International Model Show: Military competition classes and entry form; Notice Board: All the latest news for military modellers; Despatch: Readers' letters; Readers' Models: A chance to see your model in colour in the world's leading military modelling magazine; Observation Post: The monthly news column for wargarmers; On Parade!: Books Reviewed; Soldier Box: A monthly column for collectors of toy soldiers; Small Scale Scene: Monthly column for military vehicle modellers; "ATTEN-SHUN!": New products reviewed. Interior - clean and tight. Exterior - minor edge wear, two very small edge tears on covers that migrate into a few pages - archivally taped.
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10.00 USD

Kapleau, Philip. Edited by Rafe Martin.STRAIGHT TO THE HEART OF ZEN. ELEVEN CLASSIC KOANS AND THEIR INNER MEANING.Shambhala, Boston, 2001, Ist printing. 173 pp, 8vo, soft cover. "...focuses on koans that illuminate fundamental issues of the spiritual life. While koans may be said to be uniquely Zen, in (Roshi) Kapleau's explorations they start to become as familiar, everyday, and relevant as the q uestions we ponder in one form or another all our lives: Why was I born? Why must I die? How can I find an end to suffering?..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor rubbing, spine flat and u n c r e a s e d . V G+
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15.00 USD

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Keane, A.H., F.R.G.S.AFRICA. VOL. I. NORTH AFRICA & VOL. II. SOUTH AFRICA. 2 VOLUME SET. STANFORD'S COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL (NEW ISSUE).London Edward Stanford 1895 Hard Cover Good+ 639 pp, 671 pp, 7 7/8" H. Dark green cloth with gilt lettering/decoration on spines, black lettering and gilt decoraion on front boards. The two volumes contain a total of 169 b&w illustrations (including tissue-covered frontispieces) and 20 fold-out colour maps (collated). Vol. I. Chapter headings: Intro-ductory; The Atlas Region - Marocco, Algeria, Tunisia; Tripolitana; The Sahara; The Black Zone: West, Central, and East Sudan; Inhabitants and States of Sudan; Italian North-East Africa; Egypt and Nubia. Vol. II. Chapter headings: The Cameroons and South-East Atlantic Islands; French Equatorial Africa (Gaboon and Ogoway Basins; Lower Congo); The Congo Free State; Portuguese West Africa (Angola - Benguela - Mossamedes - Hinterland); German South-West Africa (Ovampo, Damara, and Great Namaqua Lands); Cape Colony; South-East Africa (Natal with Zululand; Orange Free State and Transvaal); British South Central Africa; Portuguese East Africa (Gazaland; Mozambique); German East Africa; British East Africa; Islands in the Indian Ocean; The West African Archipelagoes. Some folding maps have some edge browning, and a few tiny edge chips, and some tears archivally taped. Volume I has light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, front board is bowed along with all pages up to page 250 - mainly due to number of folded maps, browned area on rear free endpaper due to laid-in newspaper clipping, light wrinkling at fore-edge of pages 581 to 605, light wrinkling at top corner of pages 529 to 544, front inside hinge paper is split but hinge is holding firmly, darkening to top of text block and scattered tiny foxing marks, minor shelf soiling on bottom of text block. Volume II has light edge wear, light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, two very small edge bumps on rear board, a few small faint stains on rear board, darkening/soiling on top of text block, split in inside hinge paper but hinges are holding firmely, minor shelf soiling on bottom of text block.
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175.00 USD

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Kimmel, Eric A.THE VALIANT RED ROOSTER. A STORY FROM HUNGARY.New York Henry Holt 1995 0805027815 / 9780805027815 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ Very Good Katya Arnold. Unpaginated (approx. 30 pp), square (10 1/4" H x 10 1/4" D). Profusely illustrated in vibrant colour. "While pecking through the dirt to find the grain that keeps him and the kindly old woman with whom he lives alive, the Valiant Red Rooster finds a diamond button. His troubles are over! They will never be hungry again. But a greedy sultan wants the diamond for himself and commands his soldiers to take it. How the rooster gets his button back is the substance of this story in which right and justice prevail over power and greed. Marvelous occurrences, funny details, and surprising twists of events will keep young readers eagerly turning the pages right until the final, hilarious end." Very light wrinkling at top/bottom of hinges. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, small area of color loss in printing process on rear panel, a few minor rub lines on front panel.
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15.00 USD

Longyear, Edmund J.MESABI PIONEER: REMINISENCES OF EDMUND J. LONGYEAR.Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, 1951, Ist ed. 116 pp, 8vo, hard cover. The evolution of the Mesabi Range from a wilderness, trackless and uninhabited, into the nation's greatest iron-producing area is one one of the most exciting episodes in Minnesota history. The author covers his experiences in helping develop the area from the sinking of his first diamond drill hole through to seeing the Mesabi Range emerge into one of the most highly industrialized section of Minnesota. Map eps. Illus. with photos from the period. Miunor wrinkling at top/bottom of spine Dust jacket has one chip on top edge of back panel and indents from paperclips on top edge of front panel, minor edge wear/wrinkling and soiling. VG/VG
Price:
20.00 USD